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. >> our cnn orc poll shows obama at 50 and romney at 48. we begin with one of the hardest hit areas from hurricane sandy, staten island where the death toll continues to rise. with me now is the assemblywoman of new york nicole malliotakis and another resident of staten island, anthony, who rescued his brother from the storm. welcome to you both. >> thank you very much. >> let me start with you, if i may, assemblywoman. this is what the staten island president james molinaro said about the red cross response. he said it's an absolute disgrace. he said he was so infuriated and outraged by the lack of help that you've been receiving. do you endorse what he said? >> well, i think it was a sentiment of frustration this morning because we hadn't had seen a real response here in staten island but we had our senators out here today and i can say that the red cross is on the grounds right now. we have them at certain locations. giving food, giving water. and also our community has been out there collecting donated goods and distributing them out in
. >> our cnn orc poll shows obama at 50 and romney at 48. we begin with one of the hardest hit areas from hurricane sandy, staten island where the death toll continues to rise. with me now is the assemblywoman of new york nicole malliotakis and another resident of staten island, anthony, who rescued his brother from the storm. welcome to you both. >> thank you very much. >> let me start with you, if i may, assemblywoman. this is what the staten island president james molinaro...
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awe tack barack obama campaigning from a campaign rally. he's at a campaign rally while he's attacking him. i think what he did, the height of being despicable. the president was there, the first few days, went out to new jersey with the governor. the mayor thought it would strain resources to have the mayor come to new york. i think he did his job, and everyone knows when you are president of the united states, the presidency moves with the president. he can sit on the airplane, sit on his car, walk off an event stage and do whatever he needs to do to take care of whatever he needs to take care of. and janet napolitano, the homeland security director was actually in staten island today. so they are doing their job. and rudy was so far out of line. >> michael, who is going to win this election? >> barack obama, and he's going to win it because of the last several days. let's put aside what's right or wrong or who is going to solve the problem of getting my power back, but he -- he was a remarkable moment in this campaign for barack obama to
awe tack barack obama campaigning from a campaign rally. he's at a campaign rally while he's attacking him. i think what he did, the height of being despicable. the president was there, the first few days, went out to new jersey with the governor. the mayor thought it would strain resources to have the mayor come to new york. i think he did his job, and everyone knows when you are president of the united states, the presidency moves with the president. he can sit on the airplane, sit on his...
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it looks how people like president obama and obama and how they're decisions end up affecting these guys on the outpost on the bottom of three steep mountains. one of the things that emerges is that they are are obsessed with the idea of the celebrity general. they wanted mccrystal to be there. and there is a huberous that takes over. and they start to believe their own press clippings. and they start to play the media game. >> we are a fickle bunch. and one day we are nice to you and one day we are not. >> general mccrystal was appointed to the head of the forces and from the home of his confirmation hearing they are in this back and forth. it is a long tug of war and it ends up having deadly consequences for the men at the bottom of this hill. >> my brother has fought out there and you don't want to have the generals involved in scandal and mayhem and media stuff. it is a distraction isn't it? >> it s we had a book launch on saturday night and a lot of the troops in the bocame. and when petreaus was mentioned it was his -- these men served in an area of the country where they would not
it looks how people like president obama and obama and how they're decisions end up affecting these guys on the outpost on the bottom of three steep mountains. one of the things that emerges is that they are are obsessed with the idea of the celebrity general. they wanted mccrystal to be there. and there is a huberous that takes over. and they start to believe their own press clippings. and they start to play the media game. >> we are a fickle bunch. and one day we are nice to you and one...
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and mitt romney carried white women barack obama carried not white women. but on the broader question, three quick things, one is go to where the woman awomen are. the idea that women are going to click onto the adds to the tup of $1 billion is foolish and insulting to women. and there was never a good response about obamacare and about benghazi and a failure to communicate against this war on women. >> let me bring in cecile here, you have had a good run there. so, it was a convincing victory and there is no doubt that women were more attracted to him and what he stood for than they were mitt romney. >> big time. this was a great night for women and women's health. the gender gap was 18 points yesterday. and i think the other thing we saw was rejection of mitt romney's policies and promises to get rid of planned parenthood. but in addition to that, we saw the candidates who should have been elected richard murdock were defeated because of their extreme positions on women. women showed they would not vote for men who would take away their rights and. >> why
and mitt romney carried white women barack obama carried not white women. but on the broader question, three quick things, one is go to where the woman awomen are. the idea that women are going to click onto the adds to the tup of $1 billion is foolish and insulting to women. and there was never a good response about obamacare and about benghazi and a failure to communicate against this war on women. >> let me bring in cecile here, you have had a good run there. so, it was a convincing...
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my son was a huge obama supporter until obama ordered that american's death with the drone and then he lost my son. my son was so offended that a president could kill a united states citizen without a trial, without anything like that. and my belief, osama bin laden has to stop prosecuting whistleblowers the way he does, and he needs to go to state's rights. let me say this. hooray for colorado and washington who took the first huge substantial step in ending this idiotic war on drugs. the people voted to legalize recreational marijuana to treat it the same as alcohol, and that's going to create a dilemma for the federal government now and this will be a good thing to see if the federal government will back off and allow states to have state's rights when it comes to things like drugs, marijuana, and a lot of the decision making. >> jesse, you ended on a slightly positive note. >> i'm a positive person. what are you stag ard about? i'm very pleased, we had the gay rights issue in minnesota where they wanted to put on our constitution that marriage was between a man and a woman alone an
my son was a huge obama supporter until obama ordered that american's death with the drone and then he lost my son. my son was so offended that a president could kill a united states citizen without a trial, without anything like that. and my belief, osama bin laden has to stop prosecuting whistleblowers the way he does, and he needs to go to state's rights. let me say this. hooray for colorado and washington who took the first huge substantial step in ending this idiotic war on drugs. the...
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barack obama is who the american people decided. isn't it the sensible thing now for you to withdraw this implacable position, no tax increases for anybody in america ever again. >> well, i think the president needs to face the fact that people went to the polls and voted for somebody not committed to raising taxes. a majority of the legislators in the country are republicans. so he did win by two points, first time in american history that someone has ever gotten reelected president, reducing his percentage of the vote, and he won by 7% four years ago, 2% this time. he has to deal with the fact the american people are not excited about his ideas of tax increases and spending increases, and i don't think they're going to allow him to undo his commitments to spending restraint that he made only last year and then in today's speech, he tried to deny some of the spending cuts that he's already agreed to in law. >> but 65% of the american public, according to the most recent polls, have no problem at all if that would actively encourage
barack obama is who the american people decided. isn't it the sensible thing now for you to withdraw this implacable position, no tax increases for anybody in america ever again. >> well, i think the president needs to face the fact that people went to the polls and voted for somebody not committed to raising taxes. a majority of the legislators in the country are republicans. so he did win by two points, first time in american history that someone has ever gotten reelected president,...
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if obama wins those states, pretty much over. romney needs to run the table and do well in ohio and pennsylvania. those are must-wins for him. >> charles, when you look at both campaigns from start to finish, what do you think has run the better campaign? >> i think that this campaign has been what most campaigns are, a series of ups and downs for both sides, and so there have been some performance issues and the first debate was a performance issue for barack obama. what mitt romney has not been able to do has been to get enough momentum to ever get himself over a hump and get shooting himself in the foot either by things coming out he didn't time or saying things in realtime that did him real damage. so mitt romney was never able to take advantage of a bit of momentum and ride that to a leading position over barack obama. and i think that -- at the end of the day, that will be a real issue that republicans will look bat and say we did not put forth the best candidate to run against barack obama in this election. >> carol, do yo
if obama wins those states, pretty much over. romney needs to run the table and do well in ohio and pennsylvania. those are must-wins for him. >> charles, when you look at both campaigns from start to finish, what do you think has run the better campaign? >> i think that this campaign has been what most campaigns are, a series of ups and downs for both sides, and so there have been some performance issues and the first debate was a performance issue for barack obama. what mitt...
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you lost to barack obama before. should mitt romney be a little above this now and just take defeat gracefully? >> you know, i don't know. these things are always tough. but you know, i have a great line that i use all the time after i lost, i slept like a baby. sleep two hours, wake up and cry. sleep two hours, wake up and cry. i know one thing, piers. the best medicine for defeat is to get busy. because it's so wonderful to feel sorry for yourself. but that really doesn't gain you much. so get busy and get it behind you. >> very good advice. finally, senator, it was a bit of a little contratemps between you and a senator about the fact you hadn't gone to a briefing on benghazi. you seem in a more cheerful mood. dare i broach the subject and ask why you aren't at that meeting yesterday? >> sure. it was a scheduling error. i just came from a briefing. this is why we need one committee, by the way, because four different committees, three of which i'm members of, are having different hearings. i just came from an inte
you lost to barack obama before. should mitt romney be a little above this now and just take defeat gracefully? >> you know, i don't know. these things are always tough. but you know, i have a great line that i use all the time after i lost, i slept like a baby. sleep two hours, wake up and cry. sleep two hours, wake up and cry. i know one thing, piers. the best medicine for defeat is to get busy. because it's so wonderful to feel sorry for yourself. but that really doesn't gain you much....
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it looks how people like president obama and obama and how they're decisions end up affecting these guys on the outpost on the bottom of three steep mountains. one of the things that emerges is that mcchrystal and the aid are obsessed with the idea of a celebrity general as petraeus has become. if you read the press clips, petraeus was the savior of iraq and mcchrystal wanted to be that and there was this hubris that took over. >> and hence the biography that petraeus did which brought him down by putting him in contact with this woman. >> and they start to believe their own press clippings. >> and they start to play the media game which ends in tears, isn't it? >> well, we are a fickle bunch, aren't we, piers. one day we are nice to you and the next day we are not. general mcchrystal from the time he was appointed to the head of the forces in afghanistan is from the very moment of his confirmation hearing, he and the white house are in this back and forth and it is actually long before th"rolling stone" story r him and his aides to backlash, but it is having deadly consequences for the
it looks how people like president obama and obama and how they're decisions end up affecting these guys on the outpost on the bottom of three steep mountains. one of the things that emerges is that mcchrystal and the aid are obsessed with the idea of a celebrity general as petraeus has become. if you read the press clips, petraeus was the savior of iraq and mcchrystal wanted to be that and there was this hubris that took over. >> and hence the biography that petraeus did which brought...
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barack obama re-elected. not much change. how can we expect the washington machine, many consider fractured if not paralyzed to get things done? the speaker boehner, mr. president, let's get some stuff going here, but how much of the responsibility lies with him? with speaker boehner, do you think? >> people want cooperation on both sides. the issue at hand will be the fiscal cliff and our budgetary situation. the president's put a proposal forward. it's incumbent on the speaker to say, what they would be willing to do and not simply say, it's not our responsibility. i think people expect everyone to live up to their responsibilities. and one thing that is clear as i moved around the country with the president is that they're hungry for that kind of cooperation. i hope that coming out of this election people will come with a renewed sense of cooperation. because it will take that to solve problems. let me just say one other thing, though, you mentioned that not much has changed. actually what is interesting is you have these
barack obama re-elected. not much change. how can we expect the washington machine, many consider fractured if not paralyzed to get things done? the speaker boehner, mr. president, let's get some stuff going here, but how much of the responsibility lies with him? with speaker boehner, do you think? >> people want cooperation on both sides. the issue at hand will be the fiscal cliff and our budgetary situation. the president's put a proposal forward. it's incumbent on the speaker to say,...
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and this is what obama has not done. now, he's basically operating as an outlier now. you asked about our criticism, it's couched in the context of 120 years of history. we started in 1900, we end now. it's a lot. and we start -- we mentioned woodrow wilson, world war ii, saying america is the savior of the world. we show that this mission to be a global policeman starts a long time ago. but it grows dangerous after the atomic bomb in 1945. >> it's a fascinating project. thoroughly enjoy the book. it's a riveting history lesson. you bring this stuff to life. i commend you. >> thank you. >> the unhold history of the united states is on showtime. the book is available now. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] you build a reputation by not breaking down. consider the silverado 1500 -- still the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. and now we've also been recognized for lowest total cost of ownership -- based on important things, like depreciation, fuel, and maintenance costs. and now when you come in, you can trade up to get a total value of
and this is what obama has not done. now, he's basically operating as an outlier now. you asked about our criticism, it's couched in the context of 120 years of history. we started in 1900, we end now. it's a lot. and we start -- we mentioned woodrow wilson, world war ii, saying america is the savior of the world. we show that this mission to be a global policeman starts a long time ago. but it grows dangerous after the atomic bomb in 1945. >> it's a fascinating project. thoroughly enjoy...
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i think very good for president obama. he has clearly been leading the way with daily calls to president netanyahu, to president morsi. and he has got the cease-fire that he clearly wanted. as has secretary of state hillary clinton. she is now leaving. there is a vacancy for that role. what do you think of how this is playing out for obama, his administration and for the middle east? >> well, one thing that is really important to remember is that i think netanyahu has an election coming up in january. so you know, in our election he kind of bet on the wrong horse. you know, he made no qualms about the idea that he was a supporter of mitt romney, mitt romney didn't win. so now, president obama kindf has a bit of a stronger hand in that relationship, even though that relationship, as many people have noted is not the best relationship in the world. but now going into netanyahu's re-election bid, on the heels of this sort of conflict with the american government playing an instrumental role in bringing about a cease-fire, it
i think very good for president obama. he has clearly been leading the way with daily calls to president netanyahu, to president morsi. and he has got the cease-fire that he clearly wanted. as has secretary of state hillary clinton. she is now leaving. there is a vacancy for that role. what do you think of how this is playing out for obama, his administration and for the middle east? >> well, one thing that is really important to remember is that i think netanyahu has an election coming...
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and this is what obama has not done. now, he's basically operating as an outlier now. you asked about our criticism, it's couched in the context of 120 years of history. we started in 1900, we end now. it's a lot. and we start -- we mentioned woodrow wilson, world war ii, saying america is the savior of the world. we show that this mission to be a global policeman starts a long time ago. but it grows dangerous after the atomic bomb in 1945. >> it's a fascinating project. thoroughly enjoy the book. it's a riveting history lesson. you bring this stuff to life. i commend you. >> thank you. >> the unhold history of the united states is on showtime. the book is available now. we'll be right back. >> announcer: you never know when, but thieves can steal your identity and turn your life upside down. >> hi. >> hi. you know, i can save you 15% today if you open up a charge card account with us. >> you just read my mind. >> announcer: just one little piece of information and they can open bogus accounts, stealing your credit, your money and ruining your reputation. that's why yo
and this is what obama has not done. now, he's basically operating as an outlier now. you asked about our criticism, it's couched in the context of 120 years of history. we started in 1900, we end now. it's a lot. and we start -- we mentioned woodrow wilson, world war ii, saying america is the savior of the world. we show that this mission to be a global policeman starts a long time ago. but it grows dangerous after the atomic bomb in 1945. >> it's a fascinating project. thoroughly enjoy...